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. 2004 Nov;88(11):1439–1442. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2003.040402

Table 1.

 Patient groups, growth factor, and protein levels

Sample type TGF-β2 (ng/ml) B-FGF (pg/ml) Il-6 (pg/ml) Protein (mg/ml)
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
Retro-oil fluid (n = 13) 1.65 (1.03–2.30) 50.85 (28.46–60.48) 572.18 (523.81–581.37) 736.32 (343.63–1368.56)
Macular hole vitreous (n = 10) 1.07 (0.65–1.90) 0.18 (0.15–1.76) 0.98 (0.9–1.43) 20.60 (8.95–49.83)
Revision-vitrectomy fluid (n = 11) 1.24 (0.93–1.78) 2.14 (1.05–2.48) 515.18 (78.38–615.08) 149.22 (46.77–593.8)
No preoperative PVR vitreous (n = 244) 1.54 (0.70–3.13) 1.99 (0.72–10.77) 106.88 (31.28–384.23) 75.5 (30–151)
Preoperative PVR vitreous (n = 31) 1.70 (1.03–2.85) 13.21 (5.11–59.19) 296.93 (63.0–628.58) 218 (112–706.92)
Non retro-oil samples combined 1.51 (0.79–3.1) 2.23 (0.77–12.63) 110.1 (29.18–418.65) 81.5 (30.415–173.98)

IQR, interquartile range.